The Tragedy of The Villainess

Chapter 148

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She didn’t know how much blood Tuban would cough up this time, so Seria untied the wide ribbon that was binding her waist.

It was strange.

Tuban didn’t say anything, and his face was hidden by his long, fine hair, so she couldn’t read his expression.

Still, she had a feeling that Tuban was in a lot of trouble. It was hard to explain in words, it was just a feeling. In the midst of this, bloody was still leaking out of his mouth.

Soon, letters began to be engraved on Stern’s insignia.

The writing was more forceful than before.

“…….”



“……?”

She couldn’t believe her eyes.

Tuban, who had not moved slightly until then, collapsed with a thud. At the same time, blood flowed out of his mouth like water flooding a river. To give you an idea of what level it was, it almost bled up to the ankles in no time.

The problem was after that.

“Ah! Tuban!”

Seria hurriedly tried to cover Tuban’s mouth with the ribbon and wipe it off.

Suddenly she turned her head back at the strange presence.

Soon after, she had no choice but to open her eyes wide.

“……!”

Something that looked like Tuban was crawling quickly towards her. That was when the unidentified thing reached out its long arms and tried to snatch her ankles.

White light flashed before her eyes.

“Ahhhh!”

Seria jumped up like she was having a seizure. The arm she was trying to shake off didn’t go as far as she wanted. Her both wrists were being held tightly by someone.

“…Seria? Seria!”

Her eyes widened in response to the voice in her ear. In an instant, her body lost strength.

“Lesche?”

She understood belatedly. She was being held in Lesche’s arms while lying with her back on Lesche’s abdomen. It was like Lesche  was holding her like that as she slept.

The strong force that held her trembling body in complete captivity, the tension that had made her shudder all the way up to my neck, melted away as if it were a lie. Unlike her, who was relaxed, Lesche’s body had more strength than usual.

She stroked her face down with both hands and turned her over. She wrapped her arms around Lesche’s neck and buried her face into his shoulder, the heart pounding fast at the close contact. Her heartbeat was slow and steady, whereas Lesche’s was not.

“…I saw something strange.”

“What do you mean ‘strange’?”

“Something monstrous tried to grab my ankle…It’s like a nightmare.”

Seria shuddered. After the recent mining incident, she had decided to tell Lesche everything about Tuban. She thought it was the polite thing to do for this man who supported her.

“How long did I sleep?” (Seria) (*Whenever Seria goes to Tuban’s world, she will sleep for a long time.)

“You slept for a day.” (Lesche)

“…One day? Is that all?” (Seria)

“You sound disappointed. ‘Only slept for a day.’” (Lesche)